HealthReach awarded $2,750 grant
from Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund
WATERVILLE
– HealthReach Community Health Centers is pleased to announce a grant award
from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund in the amount of $2,750.00. This grant award
will enable the Bingham Emergency Food Bag Program to continue in 2019.
HealthReach donated 100% of this funding to Good Shepherd Food Bank for the
Bingham program. At Bingham Area Health Center patients are screened for food insecurity
and offered emergency food bags when having trouble keeping healthy foods on
their tables.
In her notification email, Anne Leyva, Manager of Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund,
stated “We would also like to acknowledge the efforts of your local giving fund
advisory committee, whose recommendation was instrumental in securing this
grant.” She continued, “We applaud the work you are doing for your community,
and it is indeed a pleasure to be among your current supporters.”
Weyerhaeuser is “deeply connected to the communities where we operate and has a
long history of doing our part to help them thrive. We made our first
charitable donation in 1903 and have provided more than $235 million in grants
through our formal giving program, established in 1948. In both rural and urban
settings, we support hundreds of important organizations and programs in the
communities where we operate with money, time, skills and resources.” (https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/sustainability/communities/community-investment/).
Weyerhaeuser has a location on Main Street in Bingham.
Serving
local families with food insecurity is an important addition to the mission of
HealthReach. We look forward to continuing our efforts through our partnership
with Good Shepherd Food Bank the largest hunger relief organization in Maine
which provides for Mainers facing hunger by distributing nutritious food to more than 400 partner agencies across
the state, including food pantries, meal sites, schools, and senior programs.
Together with its network, the Food Bank leads a statewide effort to combat the
root causes of hunger by engaging in advocacy, nutrition education, and
strategic partnerships.
HealthReach
Community Health Centers is a group of eleven Federally Qualified Health
Centers in Central and Western Maine. Dedicated providers deliver high quality
medical and behavioral health care to citizens in over 80 rural communities. To
ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare and major
insurances. In addition, an Affordable Care Program is available to uninsured
and underinsured residents as well as assistance with applications for programs
that help with the cost of health care and medications including the Health
Insurance Marketplace.